exam terms

Question 1

AMAKUDARI

Answer 1

Japanese executives retire to another position in private or public sector

Question 2

REIWA Era

Answer 2

Current era in Japan

Started May 2019 when emperior Akihito’s eldest son Narhito took the thrown

Question 3

The Yoshida Doctrine

Answer 3

The strategy adopted after Japans defeat in 1945 by Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida

this helped rebuild the economoy

Question 4

Emperor in Constitution

Answer 4

head of the empire

presently Narhito is empire, taking the thrown May 1st 2019

Question 5

HIRAGANA

Answer 5

phonetic lettering system

translates to ordinary/ simple

Question 6

HIKIKOMORI

Answer 6

adults clinging to adolescence, becoming recluses from society, and living with their parents into adulthood

Question 7

The 1955 system

Answer 7

The LDP holds a majority government (exceptions include 1993-1994 & 2009-2012)

Question 8

The LDP

Answer 8

The Liberal Democratic Party

Question 9

SHINTO

Answer 9

Japan’s religion

shinto has no god, believes in the power of all things (holistic view)

Question 10

Senkaku Islands

Answer 10

islands owned by Japan
located east of china, near taiwan

great fishing spot
located near gas and oil reserves
& along shipping line

Question 11

YAMATO

Answer 11

name of the dynasty/ ruling empire

used to refer to the area surrounding Sakurai City

Question 12

March 11th 2011

Answer 12

HUGE RECORDING BREAKING EARTHQUAKE/ Tsunaimi. Called TOHOKU - broke records , huge deal

Question 13

The JAPAN THAT CAN SAY NO

Answer 13

an essay co-written by one of sonys founders and the LDP minister of transport Shintara Ishihara in 1989

Shinatara Ishihara became governer of tokyo in 1999

Question 14

The Meiji Restoration

Answer 14

A 1868 event that restored empire rule

Question 15

The San Francisco Treaty

Answer 15

signed in 1951 ending the state of war in wapan with the allied powers

Question 16

Abe Shinzo

Answer 16

longest serving prime minster in Japans history

led the LDP from 06-07 and again 2012-2020

Question 17

August 15th 1945

Answer 17

day japan surrendered ending ww2

Question 18

hokkaido

Answer 18

2nd largest island in japan, known for hot springs, volcanos and skiing

Question 19

mikudarihan

Answer 19

letter of divorce given from husband to a wife

Question 20

ANPO

Answer 20

american and us treaty, became a subject of many protests from 1959-60 and again in the 70s

Question 21

The Dodge Line

Answer 21

a financial policy drafted by Joseph Dodge allowing Japan to gain economic independence after ww2

Question 22

the spring offensive

Answer 22

translated into japanese = shontu , this began in 1940 and is the renegotiation
of labor wages

Question 23

keiretsu

Answer 23

umbrella company : business network made up of different companies

Question 24

Sōkaiya

Answer 24

associated with the yakuza, white collar mobsters who for a fee prevent corporate embarrassment

Question 25

endaka

Answer 25

when the japanese yen is high in the global economy | this is tricky as japan relies on exporting so sudden change can lead to a recession

Question 26

Beate Sirota Gordon

Answer 26

womens rights activist, helped to write the constitution of japan - one of the only caccausian japanese speakers in japan during ww2

Question 27

karoshi

Answer 27

Karoshi = overwork death death from stroke, heart attack or suicide from the pressures of work

Question 28

cptpp

Answer 28

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership = a trade agreement among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Question 29

The Nixon Shocks

Answer 29

freeze on prices and wages and the imposition of a 10% surcharge on imports.

Question 30

HONNE/ TATEMAE

Answer 30

Honne = ones true feelings TATEMAE = how one presents themselves in public

Question 31

Nihonjinron

Answer 31

a genre of texts that focus on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity.

Question 32

the income doubling policy

Answer 32

December 1960 = The plan called for doubling the size of Japan's economy in ten years through a combination of tax breaks, targeted investment, an expanded social safety net, and incentives to increase exports and industrial development.

Question 33

japan's parliment

Answer 33

Imperial Diet, was established in 1890 as a result of the 1889 Meiji Constitution

Question 34

the northern terriotories

Answer 34

The Kuril Islands (point of contention with russia)

Question 35

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

Answer 35

contains “No war” clause.